. "To seize , take by surprise , catch in the act; constr. with in , or gen. : eā nocte speculatores prensi servi tres, Auct. B. Hisp. 20, 5: quem mendaci praendit manufestum modo, caught in a lie" . "To seize , take by surprise , catch in the act; constr. with in , or gen. : eā nocte speculatores prensi servi tres, Auct. B. Hisp. 20, 5: quem mendaci praendit manufestum modo, caught in a lie" . .